Portrait of Marx : an illustrated biography / Werner Blumenberg ; translated by Douglas Scott.

Translation of Karl Marx in selbstzeugnissen und bilddokumenten.

"Bibliography has been adapted, shortened and updated for the English language edition. Works in English in the original bibliography have been included, as well as translations of other works where available; only the collected works of Marx are listed in a language other than English, with the exception of the biography by Auguste Cornu. English-language editions of Marx's works, and books on Marx published since the German edition, have been added on the principle of relevance and availability. Where possible, publication dates refer to the edition at present most easily to be found. Paperback editions are marked by an asterisk." -- from publisher's note

Features over 70 black and white illustrations and portraits including reproductions of letters, reproductions in Marx's own handwriting of select passages from famed written works, portraits of Marx's with his family (daughters Eleanor, Jenny and Laura Marx) and wife, portraits of Frederich Engels, Ferdinand Lassalle, Mikhail Bakunin et. al., and photographs of the Paris Commune.

Includes a bibliography sectioned into collected editions, selections, separate works, correspondence, biographical works, and theoretical studies related to Karl Marx.

Includes a chronology of Marx's life and an "Opinion" section with thoughts in their own words on Marx's work from an assortment of noted intellectuals, theorists and artists including Max Weber, George Bernard Shaw, Sigmund Freud among others.

Includes bibliographic references (pages 187-191) and index.

1. Introduction : the problem of a biography -- 2. Ancestors, family life and school -- 3. Life at the university - conflict with his father -- 4. In the ranks of the Young Hegelians and the liberals -- 5. The power of new ideas : communism -- 6. 1848 - revolution as idea and reality -- 7. First years in London - the sleepless night of exile -- 8. The wretchedness of existence -- 9. Journalism and contemporary history -- 10. Lassalle : Marx's dislike of German social democracy -- 11. The international - a life of death and struggle -- 12. The unfinished life-work -- 13. The finale and posthumous fame.

"This unique biography, the first of its kind in English, reproduces virtually every known photograph of the father of modern socialism, and portrays in detail his complex relationship with family and friends. Special attention is given to Marx's lifelong association with Friedrich Engels with whom in 1848, he published the 'Communist Manifesto', a basic formulation of Marxism. Consideration is also given to Marx's early writings and attempts at romantic poetry, and to the often cruel hardships of his life in London. The author has taken special care to explain the significance of each stage of Marx's intellectual output and political activity, and has provided an abundance of quotation from a wide range of works. Werner Blumenberg was born in Germany in 1900, the son of a Protestant preacher. He joined the German Social Democratic Party in 1920, worked as a miner, and from 1926 to 1933 was a journalist. He was an active member of the underground movement against Hitler, both in Germany and as an émigré in Holland after the Nazi invasion. In 1940 he became associated with the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam, and was later head of its German section. He continued to work for the Institute until after his death in 1964." -- from dust jacket

From the library of Karl and Elizabeth Niebyl.

Translated from 1962 German edition into English.